Water-closet bowl.



E. J. BLOOM.

WATER CLOSET BOWL.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.19, 1910.

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EDGAR J. BLOOM, OIE TIFFIN, OHIO.

WATER-CLOSET BOWL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 19, 1910.

. Patented Nov. '7, 1911.

Serial No. 597,989.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR J. BLOOM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tiflin, county of Seneca, State of Ohio, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in VVater-Closet Bowls, and declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to water closet con struction.

It has for its object an improved bowl construction for water closets bymeans of which the ventilating horn, made as a separate piece from theearthenware bowl, may be attached properly for the purpose of connectingthe bowl with the ventilating pipe.

The improvement is to use a bowl that is shorter in construction andlower in height and therefore more economically made in the firstinstance and more economically burned in the kiln, and which enables meto use with a staple bowl different lengths and shapes of ventilatingattachment, whereby the work of the plumber in making the bowl ready foruse is rendered easy and can be more cheaply done.

Another feature of advantage is that with the separable fixture in thisinvention the earthen bowl is less liable to break, both in constructionand shipment, inasmuch as the fixture when made as a unitary piece withthe bowl is so located with respect to the main part of the bowl as tobe especially liable to breakage and injury.

Another feature of advantage, is that with this separable construction,if through settling of building, abuse or other conditions theventilating horn or bowl should break, the broken part may be separatelyreplaced.

In the drawings :-F igure 1, is a side elevation partly in sectionshowing the bowl with the detachable vent horn in place thereon. Fig. 2,is a plan view of such bowl with the detachable vent horn removed. Fig.3, is a bottom view of the detachable vent horn. Fig. 4, is alongitudinal vertical section of the detachable vent horn.

The bowl 1, may be of any approved form or shape, only provided that atthe rear there is an opening 2 surrounding the entrance end of the waterconduit of the bowl, and communicating with the air space in the bowl.The opening 2 extends across from side to side of the bowl and isprovided with a seating rim which entirely surrounds the opening and isadapted to receive the seating face of the attachment 3, sometimescalled the horn, which is generally an earthenware structure with a seat1 adapted to engage on the seating flange 5 of the bowl, and with ashort neck projection 6 projecting into the opening 2. The outlet end ofthe horn 3 is brought to any suitable shape, preferably to substantiallycircular shape. The neck 6 conforms to the general outline of theseating face 2, but preferably at the corners 7 is drawn in somewhat sothat there may be an assurance of clearance between the neck and theopening 2 which will coinpensate for any irregularity in manufacture orof warping in the burning of the bowl. The bowl is provided with a waterconduit 8, the mouth of which opens from the opening 2 and which isprovided with discharge openings 9 to the flush rim and a dischargeopening 10 to the jet conduit 11. The mouth opening 8 is a key-holeopening adapted to receive the irregularly outlined end 12 of a spud 13which preferably forms part of the water conduit and which is insertedthrough the key-hole opening 8 and turned to prevent its escape, and isthen held in place with respect to the bowl by a running nut 14 whichengages over the surface surrounding the mouth of the opening 8, the nut14 closing the annular chamber which surrounds the spud and lies betweenthe spud and the mouth of the opening and covers the keyhole extensionsof the openingS. The closing here should be measurably tight, but is notnecessarily accurately water tight. The spud 14 passes through the hole15 in the horn 3 and serves to hold the horn to the bowl by means of therunning nut 16 which runs on to the spud over the external face of thehorn at the opening 15. Here again the opening should be closed withcomparative accuracy, but need not be absolutely water tight as anyseepage or leakage through the pipe at the opening 1 1 can simply runinto the bowl through the air passages leading out therefrom. Theutilizing of the spud 13 as a part of the water pipe is not an essentialfeature, but it is a desirable feature with vertical inlet pipe bowls.So far, however, as the effect of bolting the several parts hereindescribed together, the spud 13 might be a solid bolt instead of ahollow spud and with rear inlet bowls a solid spud would be preferable.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a water closet bowl, providedwith a seat having a circular opening with key apertures and with airpassages at each side of said circular opening, a detachable vent hornhaving a bolt opening and adapted to engage on said seat, a spud havingan irregularly outlined end passing through said bolt opening andthrough said seat opening, the irregularly outlined end adapted to passthrough the said key apertures and be turned, and there by lock the spudto the bowl, the spud adapted to act as a water conduit, and runningnuts adapted to engage the said spud and secure said vent horn to theseat, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a water closet bowl, having a vent horn seatprovided with a central water passage and an air passage at the sidethereof, said seat having a groove on the side toward the bowl, adetachable vent horn having a short neck projection adapted to engage onsaid seat, a spud adapted to pass through said vent horn and engage inthe water passage in said seat, a running nut adapted to secure saidhorn to the seat, and a running nut adapted to hold the spud to theseat, substantially as de scribed.

3. The combination of a water closet bowl, provided with a vent hornseat, having passages for air and for water, a vent horn provided withan opening for the passage of the water pipe therethrough, and withinlet and outlet passages for air, said vent horn having a short neckprojection with drawn in corners, adapted to fit in said seat, a spudadapted to act as a water conduit passed through said vent horn and seatinto the water passage, and running nuts adapted to secure said spud tosaid vent horn and said seat, substantially as described.

4. A water closet bowl, having a vent horn seat provided with a keyholeopening for a water connection and with a side passage for air, a venthorn adapted to fit on said seat and provided with an opening at itstop, a threaded water pipe passing through said opening in the horn andthe keyhole opening in said seat, the said water pipe provided with anirregularly outlined end adapted to pass through the said keyholeopening and r be turned, and running nuts adapted to en gage on saidthreaded water pipe and screw the same to the vent horn and seat,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDGAR J. BLOOM.

Witnesses:

CHARLES F. BURTON, VIRGINIA C. SPRATT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0.

